Dead at age 57
730 Notable deaths
Zoia Ceaușescu
Romanian mathematician (1949–2006).
Born February 28th, 1949 in Bucharest.
Died November 20th, 2006 at 57 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Acting first lady of the united states (1914-1915).
Born April 16th, 1886 in Georgia.
Died February 12th, 1944 at 57 years old in Pondicherry (uremia).
Brett James
American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Born June 5th, 1968 in Columbia.
Died September 18th, 2025 at 57 years old in North Carolina (airplane crash). [ref]
Christian Audigier
French fashion designer.
Born May 21st, 1958 in Avignon.
Died July 9th, 2015 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer). [ref]
Sholem Aleichem
Jewish writer and playwright of yiddish, who worked in russian empire, switzerland, germany and the united states (1859-1916).
Born March 14th, 1859 in Pereiaslav.
Died May 13th, 1916 at 57 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]
Colin Ireland
British serial killer (soho strangler).
Born March 16th, 1954 in Dartford.
Died February 21st, 2012 at 57 years old in HM Prison Wakefield (disease). [ref]
Bobby Bonds
American baseball player and coach (1946–2003).
Born March 15th, 1946 in Riverside.
Died August 23rd, 2003 at 57 years old in San Carlos (brain cancer, lung cancer).
Betty Field
American actress (1913/1916–1973).
Born February 8th, 1916 in Boston.
Died September 13th, 1973 at 57 years old in Hyannis (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jerzy Kosiński
Polish-american novelist.
Born June 14th, 1933 in Łódź. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1991 at 57 years old in Manhattan (barbiturate overdose). [ref]
T. H. White
English author (1906-1964).
Born May 29th, 1906 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1964 at 57 years old in Piraeus (heart failure). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon